Players, coaches, CEO named in AFL Tasmania Team of the Decade

July 4, 2014, 12:30 p.m.

It is 10 years since AFL Tasmania selected just 25 players in the Tasmanian Team of the Century from the hundreds of truly great players that contributed to football in Tasmania during the century prior to 2004.

IT IS 10 years since AFL Tasmania selected just 25 players in the Tasmanian Team of the Century from the hundreds of truly great players that contributed to football in Tasmania during the century prior to 2004.

This year AFL Tasmania has selected 26 players in the Tasmanian Team of the Decade from those players, coaches and umpires who have played an integral part of the game in Tasmania and throughout Australia since 2004.

The Team includes many players who started their careers in the Tassie Mariner and Tasmanian Devils teams who represented Tasmania in the TAC Cup and VFL during the period.

As well there are some great legends of the AFL and Tasmania, including Matthew Richardson and Paul Williams and umpire Scott Jeffery, whose careers continued into this most recent era and who were selected for the original Tasmanian Team of the Century.

AFL Tasmania has also selected a ''Football Department'' to recognise the growing contribution of Tasmanians to the game in coaching and other football roles.